Text: | Earth was waiting, spent and restless |
Author: | Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908) |
Tune: | PICARDY |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
1 Earth was waiting, spent and restless,
with a mingled hope and fear,
faithful men and women praying,
'Surely, Lord, the day is near:
the Desire of all the nations —
it is time he should appear!'
2 Then the Spirit of the Highest
to a virgin meek came down,
and he burdened her with blessing,
and he pained her with renown;
for she bore the Lord's anointed
for his cross and for his crown.
3 Earth has groaned and laboured for him
since the ages first began,
for in him was hid the secret
which through all the ages ran —
Son of Mary, Son of David,
Son of God, and Son of Man.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Earth was waiting, spent and restless |
Author: | Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908) |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Advent; Annunciation; Church Year: Advent(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | PICARDY |
Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) |
Meter: | 87 87 87 |
Key: | d minor |
Source: | French carol melody |
Copyright: | Harmonisation: From The English Hymnal, 1906, Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. |